6" weedless hud

I bought one and was trying it out this weekend. I am new to swim baits and was a little intimidated by its size. After a few casts I liked the action and how easy it was to fish.

In two hours I had five good hits...they looked and felt like big fish but I couldn't hook them.

It has the hidden hook...is that making hook-ups harder?

The next day I tried running a line down its body and adding a treble to the back...but didn't get any bites... the added hook took a little of the desired action away.

I like these lures but hate missing fish.

Any suggestions on another bait...or somthing I can do differently.

Where were the fish biting the bait at?  You can sometimes see teeth marks in the paint.

While I don't fish swim baits that small very often, people relate it to a hollow body frog.  You want to wait a split second longer than you normally do to set the hook.  That way the fish will be able to bite down on the bait and expose the hook, thus giving you a better chance of hooking up.

Also try putting some sort of scent on it.... like some pro-cure or mega-strike.  This might make the fish hold on to the bait for that extra split second you need.

I haven't given the the 6" weedless much time (Waiting for a 8"  Weedless ;D) but it's got real potential and if you've already got 5 hits in 2 hours, your doing something right!!!!  Swim baiting is that way, it can be GREAT when it's on, but it is frustrating when it's not.  Don't give up on the bait yet, your off to a great start.  

BTW, is your paint coming off on yours.  I've fished mine through some weeds for about 15 minutes and a lot of the paint is coming off.  It's not a big deal as I find that my beat up Hudds always seem to do better than my new ones.  Just curious?  Good Luck

no the paint didn't come off yet. I  can not remember how long I let them take before I set the hook.

I thinkI  remember a few of them just hit it and they where gone...one felt like I had it on for 2 sec...but in hind sight I am thinking it was never hooked it was just holding on and swimming away.